OX


Meaning of OX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäks ]

noun

( plural ox·en ˈäk-sən ; also ox )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English oxa; akin to Old High German ohso ox, Sanskrit ukṣā bull, and perhaps to Sanskrit ukṣati he moistens, Greek hygros wet — more at humor

Date: before 12th century

1. : a domestic bovine mammal ( Bos taurus ) ; broadly : a bovine mammal

2. : an adult castrated male domestic ox

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